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It has been reported elsewhere that John ‘landed in Philadelphia in 1778’ (no evidence available). |
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Another possible clue to John ‘s age comes in a 1786 report in Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania: |
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Philadelphia, 25 Feb. 1786: “Minutes of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania from |
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its organization to the termination of the Revolution. . . . The Council met . . . [at] Philadelphia, |
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Saturday, February 25, 1786 . . . Paper including VIZT: a letter from Charles Thompson, Esquire, |
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dated February 1786, inclosing resolutions of Congress dated February 17th, and April 18th, 1783, |
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and February the 15th, 1786. Also a schedule of French and Dutch loans. |
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Upon the petition of John Dugan, John McAnninch [sic], Adam West, John Field, George Richter, |
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Edward Frail, Frederick Elmoth, and Henry Deets, convicted of a breach of the peace at last |
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City Court, and a recommendation from the Court, it is Ordered that the respective fines adjudged |
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to be paid to the use of the State by the persons mentioned, be remitted” [10] |
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This John McAninch was clearly an adult in 1786, age 21 or over, so, he was born before 1765. |
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If this is the same John McAninch, he would have been about 18 in 1778, and about 26 in 1786. |
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Notes and Sources: |
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The 'original' John McAninch (b.ca.1760, d.ca.Oct.1839) was an Armstrong County pioneer, |
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and his three sons are the 'three brothers' described in the Jefferson County history books: |
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William McAninch, b.1783-1784 (John age ~23); William married Isabel Hopkins; |
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William and Isabel (Hopkins) McAninch founded the ‘Jefferson County McAninch’s |
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John McAninch, born ca.1800 (father John age ~40); this John married (probably) |
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Barbara Shoup (Armstrong County), son John (‘younger’) and Barbara McAninch |
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went west to Richland Township, Wyandot County, Ohio. |
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We can establish son John’s DOB from his father John's census records: |
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1800 census: son John not on 1800 census, implies son John born >= 1800; |
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1810 census: son John 10-16 in 1810, so, implies son John b.1794-1800; and |
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1820 census: son John 18-26 in 1820, so, implies son John b.1794-1802; |
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so, the census records give us 'son John born ca.1800’ (at least ‘1800-1802'). |
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Henry McAninch, b.16 Feb. 1802 (John age ~42); Henry married Elizabeth Bowser, |
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went to Missouri and Iowa; see the article “McAninch-Bowser: Henry McAninch |
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Married (Mary) Elizabeth Bowser”, MFHN, Vol.IX, No.3, July 2001, pg.2001-21 |
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McAninch's in Early Pennsylvania . . . three early pioneers, Henry, John, and William |
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[b] |
McAninch Land Records, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 1805-1918 |
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[c] |
McAninch Land Records in Early Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
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[d] |
McAninch Land Records in Early Armstrong County, Pennsylvania [Part 2] |
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[e] |
John McAninch, 296 acres, Surveyed Sept. 1811, MFHN v.VIII n.3 July p.2000-22 |
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McAninch Family History NL v.XX n.1 / January 2012 / Frank McAninch, Editor / page 2012-07 |